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Texas First Families Certificate
To qualify for the
certificate, applicants must prove direct or collateral descent from an
ancestor who settled in Texas before February 19, 1846, the day of the
ceremony on which the Republic of Texas turned the government over to the
State of Texas. A collateral ancestor would be a brother, sister, uncle, or
aunt of your Texas ancestor who was in Texas by this date. The relationship
would have to be explained on the Line of Descent Chart.
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To Texas Pioneer Certificate To qualify for a Pioneer Certificate, the applicant does not
have to be a TSGS Individual Member. The applicant must prove direct descent
from a person who was in Texas prior to 1886.
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To qualify for a Pioneer Certificate the applicant must
prove direct descent from a person who was in West Texas (as defined by list
of 133 Counties attached) prior to 1901.
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Descendants Of Texas Rangers Certificates
To qualify for a certificate, an applicant must be directly or collaterally
descended from someone who served as a Texas Ranger and who is deceased. A
collateral ancestor is a brother or sister of the Texas Ranger. Applicants
must be able to prove descent with official records for each generation.
Official documentation showing that the applicant’s ancestor served as a
Texas Ranger must be provided. Applicants do not need to reside in Texas or
be members of the Texas State Genealogical Society.
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Greer County Pioneer
Certificate
To qualify for a Pioneer Certificate the applicant must
prove direct or collateral descent from settlers who lived in Greer
County, Texas, before or by February 8, 1860 through 1901.
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Texas
State Genealogical Society Certificate Programs
TSGS offers several
certificate programs for pioneers and notable service to Texas. The same
application form can be used for all Texas State Genealogical Society
certificate programs by indicating at the top of the application form which
program you are applying to. Applicants do not need to reside in Texas or be
members of the Texas State Genealogical Society. Applicants must be able to
prove descent with official records for each generation and for the
qualifying service or settlement.
These forms can be completed
using a word processor or PDF program capable of filling in forms. You can
then print the form with the entered data and mail it to TSGS. Be aware that
if you use Adobe Acrobat Reader you cannot save the text you enter; with
Acrobat Reader you must enter all of the application form data and print
before you exit the program or you will lose all of the entered text. If you
use other PDF programs, such as the free
Foxit PDF Reader
or
Nitro PDF Reader, or some other PDF reader other than Acrobat Reader, you
should be able to save the data and use multiple data entry sessions without
losing data. If you have trouble entering data into the form you can print
the form and hand-write the application data.
Instructions and Frequently
Asked Questions with answers are included with the application form in these
linked files:
Download an application format
that best fits your computer or comfort.
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